|
Maydān
Maidan is an originally Persian language, Persian word for a town square or public gathering place (Persian: ), adopted by various other languages: Urdu (''maidān''); Arabic (''maydān''); Turkish language, Turkish ; Georgian language, Georgian (''moedani''); Bengali language, Bangla ময়দান, meaning field, and Crimean Tatar language, Crimean Tatar, from which Ukrainian language, Ukrainian also borrowed :wikt:майдан#Ukrainian, . Its ultimate source is Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European – compare Avestan , Sanskrit () and Latin . Various versions include ''maydan'', ''midan'', ''meydan'', ''majdan'', ''mayadeen'' and ''maydān''. It also means field (मैदान) in Hindi. It became a loanword in other South Asian languages to give similar means, such as in Tamil language, Tamil in which the word is ''maidhanam''. The broad geographical footprint of the use of ''Maidan'' in toponymy, from Central Europe to South-East Asia, is a reflection o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naqsh-e Jahan Square
The Naqsh-e Jahan Square (), also known as the Shah Square () prior to 1979, and sometimes known as the Imam Square, is a maidan, square situated at the center of Isfahan (city), Isfahan, Iran. Constructed between 1598 and 1629, it is now an important historical site, and one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. It is wide by longan area of . The square is surrounded by buildings from the Safavid Iran, Safavid era. The Shah Mosque (Isfahan), Shah Mosque is situated on the south side of this square. On the west side is the Ali Qapu, Ali Qapu Palace. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is situated on the eastern side of this square and at the northern side Qeysarie Gate opens into the Grand Bazaar, Isfahan, Isfahan Grand Bazaar. Today, Friday prayer, Namaaz-e Jom'eh (the Muslim Friday prayer) is held in the Shah Mosque. The square is depicted on the Obverse and reverse, reverse of the Iranian 20,000 Iranian rial, rials banknote. Stores are owned by trust of Ostandari Isfahan. History In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian ( ), also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Farsi (, Fārsī ), is a Western Iranian languages, Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian languages, Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible standard language, standard varieties, respectively Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari, Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964), and Tajik language, Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate society, Persianate history in the cultural sphere o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Asia
West Asia (also called Western Asia or Southwest Asia) is the westernmost region of Asia. As defined by most academics, UN bodies and other institutions, the subregion consists of Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Armenian highlands, the Levant, the island of Cyprus, the Sinai Peninsula and the South Caucasus. The region is separated from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, and separated from Europe by the waterways of the Turkish Straits and the watershed of the Greater Caucasus. Central Asia lies to its northeast, while South Asia lies to its east. Twelve seas surround the region (clockwise): the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Suez, and the Mediterranean Sea. West Asia contains the majority of the similarly defined Middle East. The ''Middle East'' is a political term invented by Western geographers that has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meydan, Dorud
Meydan (, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Chalanchulan Rural District, Silakhor District, Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 421, in 112 families. References Populated places in Dorud County {{Dorud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meydan, Khuzestan
Meydan (, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Mahur Berenji Rural District, Sardasht District, Dezful County, Khuzestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 402, in 68 families. References Populated places in Dezful County {{Dezful-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meydan, Sonqor
Meydan (, also Romanized as Meydān; also known as Mayāna) is a village in Gavrud Rural District, in the Central District of Sonqor County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 211, in 50 families. References Populated places in Sonqor County {{Sonqor-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meydan, Kermanshah
Meydan (, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Osmanvand Rural District, Firuzabad District, Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 180, in 35 families. References Populated places in Kermanshah County {{FiruzabadDistrict-Kermanshah-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meydan, Harsin
Meydan (, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Cheshmeh Kabud Rural District, in the Central District of Harsin County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 170, in 33 families. References Populated places in Harsin County {{Harsin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meydan, Rabor
Meydan (, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Javaran Rural District, Hanza District, Rabor County, Kerman Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 114, in 23 families. References Populated places in Rabor County {{Rabor-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meydan, Baft
Meydan (, also Romanized as Meydān) is a village in Khabar Rural District, in the Central District of Baft County, Kerman Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 117, in 24 families. References Populated places in Baft County {{Baft-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meydan, Ilam
Meydan () is a village in, and the capital of, Mish Khas Rural District of Sivan District, Ilam County, Ilam province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Jafarabad, now a city. Demographics Ethnicity The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri .... Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 869 in 172 households, when it was in the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 848 people in 202 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,046 people in 312 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Sivan District. See also Notes References Populated places in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
